Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 7, 2009 Page: 2 of 32
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
VĚSTNÍK
VĚSTNÍK
SPJST HERALD
SPJST HOME OFFICE
PO Box 100 • Temple, Texas 76503
(800)727-7578 • (254)773-1575
Fax: (254)774-7447
www.spjst.org
věstník editor/
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION
MELANIE ZAVODNY, FIC
Office: (254)773-1575 - Mobile: (254)534-0807
email: melaniez@vvm.com
SUPREME LODGE
PRESIDENT BRIAN VANIČEK, FIC
Offirp- (2541773-1575
Home: (254) 985-0007 • Mobile: (254)534-2902
email: vanicek@spjst.com
VÍCE PRESIDENT GENE McBRIDE, ficf, cffm
Offirp- C2541 773-1575
Home: (254) 771-3837 • Mobile:' (254)534-1450
email: genemc@spjst.com
SECRETARY-TREASURER
LEONARD D. MIKESKA. FIC
Office: (254)773-1575
Home: (254)778-3720 • Mobile: (254)721-4739
email: leonardm@spjst.com
DISTRICT ONE DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN
DONNIE VICTORICK, FIC, CFFM
P.O. Box 85, Snook, Texas 77878
Home: (979)272-3265 * Mobile: (979)224-3125
email: dv.aggie@verizon.net
DISTRICT TWO DIRECTOR
BOBBY WUENSCHE
2451 CR 405, Taylor, Texas 76574-5421
Home: (512)365-3013
DISTRICT THREE DIRECTOR
JOHNNIE R. KRIZAN
11500 Heritage Pkway, West, Texas 76691
Home: (254)826-5882
DISTRICT FOUR DIRECTOR
BILLY ROLLWITZ, FIC
P.O. Box 195, Rowena, Texas 76875
Home: (325)442-3141 > Mobile: (325)277-5362
Office: (325)442-3038 •email: brollwitz@verizon.net
DISTRICT FIVE DIRECTOR
LARRY W. PFLUGHAUPT, FIC
1243 Clovis Road, Houston, Texas 77008
Home: (713)864-2163
DISTRICT SIX DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIRMAN
MICHAEL K. AHLSTROM, FIC, CFFM
407 Taos Street, Victoria, Texas 77904
Home: (361)578-3279 • Mobile: (361)676-3279
email: ahlstrom@suddenlmk.net
DISTRICT SEVEN DIRECTOR
BOB J BAYER FIC
1100 Hospital Blvd., Floresville, Texas 78114
Home: (830)393-9073
COMMITTEES
BY-LAW COMMITTEE
District One - Richard Ford, 2392 CR 424, Dime
Box, Texas 77853 - (979) 884-1451 email:
dimebox4@aol.com
District Two - Ronnie Rieger, 350 Rieger Road,
Coupland, Texas 78615 - (512) 365-2000 - (512)
848-2416 cell - email: RonnieRl056@yahoo.com
District Three - AI Kercho, 2444 Stonegate Dr.
North, Bedford, Texas 76021 - (817) 282-5065 -
email: alkercho@sbcglobal.net
District Four - Beverfy J. Teplicek, 817 FM 381,
Rowena, Texas 76875 - (325) 442-4841 - email:
bjtep@verizon.net
District Five - Mildred Holeman, 1006 Chantilly
Lané. Houston, Texas 77018 - (713) 683-0018 -
email: mmholeman@yahoo.com
District Six - Joe Sipfak, 2312 Norvell, Bay City,
Texas 77414 - (979) 244-4415; (979) 479-3430 cell
District Seven - Bettie House, 1721 Continental
Drive, Pleasanton, Texas 78064 - (830) 281 -8246 -
email: landbhouse@juno.com
FINANCE COMMITTEE
District One - Thomas Cannon, P.O. Box 372., Cald-
well, Texas 77836 - (979) 567-4264
District Two - Edwin Pechal, 10660 State Hwy. 53,
Temple, Texas 76501 - (254) 985-2282
District Three - Michael Galler, 526 Karen, Waco,
Texas 76706 - (254) 662-4934
District Four - Herman D. Weise, 6006 FM Hwy.
765, San Angelo, Texas 76905 - (325) 651 -8550
District Five - Marceil Malak, 7444 Meiners Road,
Ledbetter, Texas 78946-5118 - (979) 249-5940
District Six - Glenn Kaminsky, 902 River Oaks Ct.,
East Bernard, Texas 77435 - (979) 335-4461
District Seven - Roy Haag, 1334 Rivercrest Drive,
New Braunfels, Texas 78130-3438 - (830) 625-8262
INSURANCE COMMITTEE
District One - Susan Skrabanek, 2657 F.M. 166,
Caldwell, Texas 77836 - (979) 272-3440
District Two - Dolores Skrabanek, 13107 State
Hwy. 53, Temple, Texas 76501 - (254) 985-2344
District Three - Daniel Rožnovsky, 2513 Custer
Court, Irving, Texas 75062 - (972J 252-6763
District Four - Leonard Jansa, 6617 Plainview
Dr., San Angelo, Texas 76905 - (325) 234-8117
District Five - Helen Hegwood, 6702 Lindy Ann
Lané, Houston, Texas 77008 - (713) 864-0489
District Six - Jerome Hlavatý, P.O. Box 174
Lolita, Texas 77971 - (361) 874-4461
District Seven - Wendy Pruski, 1100 Hospital
Boulevard, Floresville, Texas 78114 - (210) 535-4916
PUBLICATION COMMITTEE
District One - Floyd Kostelka, 1914 CR 403, Dime
Box, Texas 77853 - (979) 884-0112
District Two - Tammy Whatley, P.O. Box 367, Weir,
Texas 78674 - (512) 864-9183
District Three - Bessie Petr, 5406 Morningside, Dal-
las, Texas 75206 - (214) 826-3557
District Four - Sharon Hohmann, 222 Crestwood
Dr., San Angelo, Texas 76903 - (325) 651-5884
District Five - Lorenda Baldwin, 219 CR 47, Angle-
ton, Texas 77515 - (979) 922-1279
District Six - Helen Kelner, 911 Ave. K, Rosenberg,
Texas 77471 -(281)342-2624
District Seven - Jarolyn Popp, 447 Shady Hollow,
New Braunfels, Texas 78132 - (830) 964-5135
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
JERRY MIKULÁŠ
Office: (254)773-1575
email: jerrymiK@spjst.com
FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER
PHILIP McBEE, FICF, CFFM
(325)784-9800 • Mobile: (325)647-1949
email: philipmcbee@aol.com
STATE TRAINING COORDINATOR
JIM WIEST, FIC, CFFM
Mobile: (254)541-5555
email: spjst@notmail.com
STATE FIELD REPRESENTATIVES
DISTRICT ONE - Bili Orsak, CFFM
Mobile: (979) 324-0056 • Home: (979)272-8902
Fax: (979) 272-8902 • email: borsak@iconline.net
DISTRICT TWO - Hiram Dixon, FICF, LUTCF
Mobile: (254)231-7722
email: hadixon2003@yahoo.com
DISTRICT THREE - Contact Home Office,
Phil McBee or Jim Wiest for assistance.
DISTRICT FOUR - Bobby Gene Davis, FICF, CFFM
Mobile: (325)450-3748
Home: (325)947-0027 • Office: (325)657-8400
DISTRICT FIVE - Ricky Peralta, FICF
Mobile: (832)515-8558
DISTRICT SIX - Karen Kašpar, FIC, CFFM
Mobile: (979)332-1616 • Home: (979)543-2532
email: k-kaspar@hotmail.com
DISTRICT SEVEN - Contact Home Office,
Phil McBee or Jim Wiest for assistance.
STATE FRATERNAL ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
CHESTER JENKE, SR., FICF
Home: (830)303-4316 (210)413-3053
email: cejenke@wmconnect.com
STATE YOUTH DIRECTOR
JOHN HOELSCHER
Office: (254)773-1575 • Mobile: (254)534-0681
email: johnh@spjst.com
DISTRICT YOUTH COUNSELORS
District One - Susan Skrabanek, 2657 FM 166,
Caldwell, Texas 77836 - (979) 272-3440
District Two - Patsy Koslovsky, 764 S. St.
Joseph Road, Burlington, Texas 76519
[254) 985-2396
District Three - Bessie Petr, 5406 Morningside,
Dallas, Texas 75206 - (214) 826-3557
District Four - Janice Stevens, P.O. Box 613,
Hawley, Texas 79525 (325)537-9224
District Five - Barbara Linney-Gonzalez - 6043
Pineway Blvd., Houston, Texas 77023 - (713) 649-6138
District Six - Lisa Bubela, 1405 Divicte, El Campo,
Texas 77437 - (979) 543-7120
District Seven - Wendy Pruski, 1100 Hospital Boule-
vard, Floresville, Texas 78114 - (210) 535-4916 -
email: wap6564@felpsis.net
CZECH HERITAGE MUSEUM
(Formerly SPJST LAM)
Executive Director Sandi Wicker
(254) 899-2935 • www.chmgc.com
email: ssandiwicker@aol.com
6ditor’s Not£
Justa sec...
Oonsider these “second” hand
facts:
• There are 86,400 seconds
in a day.
• There are 604,800 seconds
in a week.
• A million seconds is about
11 and one-half days.
• A billion seconds is 31.7 years.
• A trillion seconds is 31,688 years.
Awesome! It makes you appreci-
ate each second. Katherine and I re-
ally appreciated each and every
second the past two weeks with the
early Věstník deadlines and the holi-
days. Thanks to everyone who sub-
mitted articles and photos in the past
several weeks and for your patience
with us to get everything in. We ap-
preciate you!
Welcome, Baby Sterling
Congratulations to SPJST State
Training Coordinator Jim Wiest and
wife Suzy on the birth of Sterling.
Sterling Joe Wiest was bom Decem-
ber 2 and
weighed
e i g h t
pounds and
11 ounces.
He is the
grandson
of Lodge
41, Port
L a v a c a
members George J. and Dorothy
Wiest of Rockport and Lodge 97,
Placedo member Allan W. Sklar, Sr.
of Victoria and the latě Enita Sklar.
Welcoming Sterling home was big
sister Jacqui who is 10 years old.
SPJST ENC Cooper Farm
We received word last week from
ENC Director Ronnie Pflughaupt of
Lodge 1, Fayetteville that the official
dáte of the lease with LCRA for
Cooper Farm began December 15,
2008. Ronnie says, “It is ours for the
next 50 years ... The lease is signed
and all Utilities are in the SPJST
ENC’s name.” Congratulations to
Ronnie and all ENC Directors on
this accomplishment. Best wishes
with the project.
Did You Hear
the One About...
. . . the man named Max who
hated going up steep hills? He was
a bit of an anti-climb Max.
... the new line of Elvis Presley-
themed steakhouses? They’re for
people who love meat tender.
. . . the guy who wanted to be a
gold prospector? It didn’t pan out.
. .. the man who dreamt he was a
muffler on a car and then part of the
wheel? He woke up exhausted and
tired.
... the bricklayer who got sent to
prison? He still isn’t a free mason.
With Sympathy
We express our heartfelt sympa-
thy to Insurance Technician Karen
Franklin and her family. Karen’s
mother Edna Green passed away
December 14.
We express our heartfelt sympa-
thy to Honoráry District Two Direc-
tor/Fraternal Department Assistant
Frank Klinkovsky and his family.
Frank’s sister Annie Krcha passed
away December 23.
— SPJST—
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and the fourth week of December by VĚSTNÍK, P.O. Box 100, Temple, TX
76503-0100. Subscription rates are $25 per year for non-members. Members’
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Zavodny, Melanie. Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 7, 2009, newspaper, January 7, 2009; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth632350/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.